Emery: "We want to enjoy the opportunity we have to compete"

The coach of Villarreal, Unai Emeryhe said, on the eve of the first leg match of the quarterfinals measuring up to Bayern Munich this Wednesday at The ceramic, who wanted to enjoy the opportunity presented to them by “competing” against a “great rival”.

“We know that bayern It takes that trajectory 22 games without losing Europe. To beat them you have to bring a lot of details in your favor: we have the illusion, the opportunity … We will put it on stage tomorrow. It will be different to tie against Juventus. It will offer us a variety of requests. We need to be closest to our best performance in 180 minutes and be the possible extension, ”he told the media.

Before the coach’s words Bayer, Julian Naggelsmannabout being sentenced to bondage Ceramics, Emery He is said to have been “sincere” and logically the rival looks like a favorite.

“They want to make a change in the tie and they will want to do it here. We have to try to find those strengths to beat them on attack and defense. We will try to survive the fight and reach the second. Match, since they will want to feel strong there with his public. We want the same thing here tomorrow “, he explained.

About the way they approach the game, the coach of Villarreal He said they do it “naturally”, within what they have experienced and are competitive but with the goal of “continuing to work on it”.

“We were left behind Atalanta and in Boys. We also have a history Europa League and Super Cup … We should take advantage of all that experience or learning. We have to play a perfect match, “he added.

Furthermore, about the risk of Robert Lewandowskii, Emery said Villarreal have two central defenders who are trained to play at these levels, one of them “in the long run, such as Raul Albiol, and another, like Pau Torres, who is gradually gaining experience on the national team and in the Champions League. We will try to help the player and take steps. “

“When we face Vlahović I told Pau it was his moment. Now come Lewandowski, Muller, Sané … They are matches for it. We don’t look at them with astonishment. If we are here it is because we are good. It’s another challenge, ”Emery said.

The Basque coach has ventured out bayern It would take several stages of defense in the game and they would need to be “close together and with help”, but he recalled that when the team had to do it, it succeeded.

“But there’s another side to us. We want to have our leading role in the game. And when they ask us, that we’re able to find answers and that they’ve submitted what we have the capacity to. that, the success of the goalkeeper, that some have failed … The goal is for them to say that Villarreal is on the field “, said the coach of Villarreal.

Emery He also insisted that having personality in the game depends on the resistance provided by the rival, but added that they will try to match “our best version” and compete with what the rival demands of them. “We have to adapt and it is a tactical challenge to have the game where we all want it,” he added.

Also the rival coach, Julian Naggelsmann, indicated that they have “too many soccer youth”. “He’s young, with new vitality, with tactical things he brings. There are players with dynamism, good touches and tactical changes that get your attention. He’s one of the best coaches in the world. Like I want to know why that development at the high level it has, ”said Emery, who also highlighted the importance that fans will have.

“It’s very important to feel the support, to feel the energy, to do something very strong together so that the yellow color dominates. It should be a day where everyone is able to be another. Players appreciate that, maybe you live in an unparalleled environment, “he said in the matter.